IBO2012 Singapore Paper 2

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Theoretical Test Paper 2

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1. (3.2 points)

Types of organism

Sample a b c d

2. (1 point)

a b c d

3. (0.4 points)

Bacterium __________ is likely to be Gram negative.

Bacterium __________ is likely to be Gram positive.

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4. (2.4 points)

4.1. (1.45 points)

-35 -34 -33 -32 -31 -30 -29

5’ T A T A A/T A A/T 3’

4.2. (1 point)

Sequence element

Origin of
Operator Promoter replication Telomere Enhancer
(ORI)

5. (2.8 points, 0.4 point per cell)

I II III IV V VI VII

b, c a c, e b, d, e, f a b a, d, f

6. (0.8 point)

a b c d

7. (1.5 points)

I II III IV V

c b a e d

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8. (1.8 points)

Group
Cell cycle
A B C

a. S phase

b. Longest phase

9. (1.6 points)

9.1. (0.8 points)

a b c d

9.2. (0.8 points)

a b c d

10. (1.2 points)

Gibberellin DELLA mutant GRAS mutant

Present

Absent

11. (6 x 0.4= 2.4 points) (0.4pts per column)

I II III IV V VI

Ligase d c f e a b

Reaction B E A F D C

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12. (1.2 points)

1 2 3 4

= =

13. (1.2 points)

I II III IV

a a d d

14. (2 points) (10 x 0.2, mark by row)

Organ / Cell Type of cell division Ploidy of cells

Endosperm of I 3n
angiosperm

Pollen grain II n

Central cells I n+n

Egg of angiosperm II n

Spore of moss II n

Protonema I n

Sperm of moss I n

Fern gametophyte I n

Spore of fern II n

Egg of fern I n

15. (1.8 points)

Bragg nts382 nts1116

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16. (8 x 0.3 = 2.4 points)

Required as trace Absorbed by passive

Nutrient
element transport

-
NO3
+
K
2+
Mg
3+
Fe

17. (1.0 point)

a b c d e

18. (2 points)

Condition Curve

In actively working muscles 3

In the lung 1

In human fetus 1

With increased temperature 3

With increased CO2 content 3

19. (1 point- all or none)

a b c d e

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20. (2 points)

a b c d e

21. (1.6 points)

a b c d

22. (1.5 points)

a b c

23. (0.6 point)

Grey matter White matter

B A

24. (1.2 points)

a b c d e f

L H L H H L

25. (1.5 points)

I II III

c b a

26. (1 point)

Answer: _____C_____

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27. (4.5 points)

27.1. (3.6 points)

Q10 value (i) (ii) (iii)

A 2.3 2.4 2.5

B 3.0 2.9 3.3

C 5.0 3.3 6.0

27.2. (0.9 points)

Ectotherm Endotherm

C A, B

28. (3.6 points)

28.1. (1 point)

Juvenile Adult

C B

28.2. (1 point – all or none)

Juvenile Adult

A B

28.3. (1.6 points)

a b c d

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29. (2.2 points)

29.1. (1.2 points)

Animal Cleavage pattern and blastulas Type of coelom formation

Mouse 2 E

Snail 4 S

Toad 3 E

Chicken 5 E

Seastar 1 E

Fruit fly 6 S

29.2. (1.0 point)

The main factor is ______C_______.

30. (0.8 points)

a b c d

31. (2 points)

a b c d e

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32. (1 point)

a b c d e

33. (2 points)( allow if given in decimal points or in lowest form or in percentage)

33.1. (1 point)

Answer: _____3/16_______.

33.2. (1 point)

Answer: _____4/16_______.

34. (1.8 points)

Lethal Hairless Normal

Hairless (Hh) X Hairless (Hh) 2 4 2

Hairless (Hh) X normal (hh) 0 4 4

35. (1 + 2 + 1 points = 4 points)

Frequency of disease causing allele (%) 6.09

2
(3 decimal places) 0.338

Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium

36. (4 points)

36.1. (2 points)

A B C D

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36.2. (2 points)

The probability is _____0_____.

37. (2.7 points)

37.1. (1.5 points)

Metabolites Order in the pathway

Citrulline 4

Glutamic semialdehyde 2

Arginine 5

Ornithine 3

Glutamic acid 1

37.2. (1.2 points)

Step in metabolic pathway 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 5

Strain (carrying defect in this step) B C A D

38. (2 points) ( allow if given in decimal points or in lowest form or in percentage)

38.1. (1 point)

Answer: _____1/6______.

38.2. (1 point)

Answer: _____2/9______.

39. (1 point) (all or none)

a b c d e

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40. (1 point)

I II III IV V

41. (1.4 points)

41.1. (0.8 point)

a b c d

41.2. (0.6 point)

a b c

41.3. (1 point)

a b c d e

42. (5.1 points)

42.1. (2.4 points)

I II III IV

b a d c

42.2. (1.2 points)

Island Pico Santa Maria Terceira

Number of endemic species 48 - 52 100 - 104 63 - 68

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42.3. (1.5 points)

a b c d e

43. (1.2 points)

I II III IV V VI

44. (1 point)

a b c d e

45. (2.4 points)

a b c d e f

46. (4.8 points)

46.1. (0.4 x 3 =1.2 points)

Taxonomic
Y X+Y W+Z
group

Morphological
5 2 4
character(s)

46.2. (1.2 points)

Chelicerata Crustacea Hexapoda Myriapoda

Z Y W X

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46.3. (1.2 points)

1 2 3 4 5 6

III IV VII V VI II

46.4. (1.2 points)

Monophyletic Paraphyletic Polyphyletic

I, IV II, III

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